Roof for mausoleums, vaults, &amp;c.



No. 635,984. Patented Oct. 3|, I899. C. E. TAYNTOR.

noor run MAUSOLEUMS, VAULTS, 8112.

(Application filed June 29, 1899.)

(No Model.)

Wineawedv UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. TAYNTORJOF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ROOF FOR MAUSOLEUMS", VAULTS, etc.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 635,984, dated October31, 1899.

Application filed June 28, 1899. Serial No. 722,188. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. TAYNTOR, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Roofs forMausoleums, Vaults, and the Like, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in roofs for mausoleums, vaults,and the like, with the object in view of providing an improved roofconstruction in which the seams formed by the junction of the severalparts of the roof will be well protected without interfering with thevision-lines of the roof, which structure will be very simple andstrong.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a front view of theroof. Fig. 2 representsa transverse vertical section in the plane of theline 2 2 of Fig. 4. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section in the planeof the line 3 3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a partial side elevation of theroof. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section in the plane of the line5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a partial transverse section in the plane ofthe line 6 6 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal sectiontaken in the plane of the line 7 7 of Fig. 1.

- The frieze, which extends around the structure at thetop of its walls,is denoted by A, upon which rest the end pediments of the roofstructure, one of which pediments B only is shown in the accompanyingdrawings. The pediment B is represented in the accompanying drawings asbeing of triangular form in front elevation. The front face of thepediment may be provided with any suitable design as may be desired.Along the inner face of the pediment at its upper inner edge I providean angular seat 12* for the reception of the ends of the roof-stones. Ihave shown three of these roof-stones in the accompanying drawings, andhave designated the central or cap stone by C and the two side stones by0 C The side roof-stones O C may be keyed to the pediment by providingthe horizontal portion of the seat of the pediment with suitable lugs bb, which enter corresponding recesses c c in the said roof-stones.

The outer end edges of the roof-stones are provided with lips 0 c and 0which overlap the outer top surfaces of the pediment B, so as to presenta horizontal seam along the exterior of the roof between the roof-stonesand the pediment.

The outer and upper side edges of the outer roof-stones Ci 0 are cutaway, as shown at c c", from points near the ends of the roofstones, soas to preserve the vision-linesviz. the lines formed by the top edges ofthe cornices in the side edges of the pediment-s and the outerroof-stones. These cut-away portions 0 c of the outer roof-stones serveto make a clear demarcation between the top edges of the cornices andthe roof of the structure, except for very short distances at the endsof the outer roof-stones, where the lips, which result from the cuttingaway of the said stones, serve to protect the tops of the vertical seamsb**.

Because of the cut-away portion which forms the seat 19* in the pedimentthe vertical seam b**, which is necessarily formed along the side edgesof the pediment and roof-stone, is very short. cause the portion of theseam between the lower portion of the side edge of the pediment B andthe side edge of the fillerD which is interposed between the roof-stoneand the frieze along the side of the structure is not in the samevertical plane with the portion of the seam between the pediment and theroof-stone.

The filler D just above referred to may be formed of a separate piece,as shown upon one side of the drawings in section, or it may be formedby an extension of the roof-stone, as shown at the other side of thedrawings in section.

Shallow-grooves b b are formed in the top surfaces of the pediment Badjacent to the overlapping lips c c 0 which grooves do not interceptthe apex of the pediment nor its outer upper edge. These shallow groovesserve to direct the Water which might tend to wash into the seam betweenthe lips and This seam is also broken, be-

the liability of the diseoloring of the walls by the washing out of thecement in the seams is obviated.

I have described the structure of one end of the roof only herein; butit is to be understood that the other end of the roof is constructed ina similar manner.

lVhile I have shown in the accompanying drawings three roof-stones, itis obvious that a greater or lesser number might be employed, and it isalso evident that other slight changes might be resorted to in theconstruction and arrangement of the several parts without departing fromthe spiritand scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myselfstrictly to the structure herein set forth; but

What I claim is l 1. A roof for mausoleums, vaults and the like,comprising roof-stones, pediments having seats on their inner faces forreceiving the roof-stones, the said roof-stones being provided with lipsalong their outer end edges fitted to overlap the top surfaces of thepediment and extending entirely to the outer side edges of theroof-stones which form the top of the cornice, which lips serve toprotect the vertical joints between the pediments and the roof-stonesalong the top of the roof, substantially as set forth.

2. A roof for mausoleums, vaults and the like, comprising roof-stones,end pediments having seats along their inner faces for receiving theroof-stones, the said roof-stones having lips along their outer endedges fitted to overlap the top surfaces of the pediments, the saidpediments being provided with shallow drainage-grooves in their topsurfaces adjacent to the lips on thereof-stones, substantially as setforth.

3./A roof for mausoleums, vaults and the like, comprising roof-stones,end pediments having seats along their inner faces for the roof-stones,the roof-stones having lips along their outer end edges fitted tooverlap the top surfaces of the pediments, the pediments being providedwith shallow grooves in their top surfaces adjacent to the lips on theroofstones, which grooves do not intercept the apices nor the outer topside edges of the pediments, substantially as set forth.

at. A roof for mausoleums, vaults and the like, comprising roof-stones,end pediments having seats on their inner faces for receiving theroof-stones, the said roof-stones having lips along their outer endedges fitted to overlap the top surfaces of the pediments, the upperside edges of the outermost roof-stones being cut away to preserve thevision-lines which form extensions of the top side edges of thepediments, substantially as set forth.

5. A roof for mausoleums, vaults and the like, comprising a pedimenthaving cut-away portions along its inner face to form seats, roof-stonesfitted to be supported in the said seats and having lips overlapping thetop surfaces of the pediment and fillers along the sides of the roof,the vertical seams between the meeting faces of the pediment and theroof-stones and between the pediment and the fillers, being located indifferent planes, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 17th day of June, 1899.

CHARLES E. TAYNTOR.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, EDWARD VIEsER.

